Japanese companies have agreed to a substantial wage increase, the largest in over thirty years, aiming to combat inflation and encourage consumer spending. While some sectors saw record pay raises, ...

By Makiko Yamazaki and Tom Bateman TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese firms agreed to raise wages by more than 5% on average this year, on course for their most substantial pay hike in over three decades - a ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba apologised on Friday for giving gift certificates to some ruling party lawmakers, a ...

More than 60% of hospitals in Japan have been operating in the red due to the rising cost of living and higher wages, ...

Salmon prices are soaring in Japan due to dwindling populations in the country's waters, and climate change is the culprit.

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The strong Singapore Dollar has made overseas holidays very appealing, even to high cost countries such as Australia, Japan ...

Hungary's government will limit the profit margin for grocers on a number of basic food items, the prime minister said on ...

TOKYO] Japan’s Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Tuesday the government will work closely with the Bank of Japan (BOJ) ...

Japan's service-sector sentiment worsened in February for the second straight month, a government survey showed on Monday, a ...

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